Computerworld – About 40 different Windows applications contain a critical flaw that can be used by attackers to hijack PCs and infect them with malware, a security researcher said Wednesday. The bug was patched by Apple in its iTunes software for Windows four months ago, but remains in more than three dozen other Windows programs, [...]
A new series of mass SQL injection attacks has planted links to malware sites and hidden iframes in over a million webpages, including parts of Apple’s website. The technique is similar to a standard SQL injection attack, but uses obfuscation to disguise the data in hopes of routing around any rudimentary input checking. The attack [...]
For Kevin Mitnick, staying legal is job No. 1 | InSecurity Complex – CNET News. Kevin Mitnick was eager to participate in a social-engineering contest at the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas last weekend and was told he would target Microsoft in the event. He figured it would be fun to show off his [...]
Gregory Evans, as you’re probably aware, claims to have written several books; the most notable of which is How to be the World’s No. 1 Hacker: Short and Simple. Since the book’s release, Evans has been accused of plagiarism by several notable members of the Information Security community.
Hacker breaks into ATMs at Blackhat, dispenses cash remotely Using home-brewed software tools and exploiting a gaping security hole in the authentication mechanism used to update the firmware on automated teller machines (ATMs), a security researcher hacked into ATMs made by Triton and Tranax and planted a rootkit that dispensed cash on demand. At the [...]
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